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Sonic Automotive, Inc.

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$80.73

+2.60 (+3.33%)
Current Price
Previous Close $78.13
Open $78.44
Day High $80.73
Day Low $78.44
Volume 185,340
Fetched: 2026-06-20T14:26:50
Stock Information
Quarterly Dividend / Yield $1.64 / 2.03%
Shares Outstanding 19.57M
Quarterly Dividend Yield 2.03%
Quarterly Dividend $1.64
Total Debt $4.43B
Cash Equivalents $381.00M
Revenue $15.19B
Net Income $108.90M
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Industry Auto & Truck Dealerships
Market Cap $2.55B
P/E Ratio 25.47
EPS (TTM) $3.17
Exchange NYQ
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Company Data
Enterprise Value$6.60B
Sales$15.19B
Income$108.90M
Book/sh$30.99
Cash/sh$19.46
Employees11K
Financial Ratios
Quick Ratio0.28
Current Ratio1.03
Debt/Eq451.31
EPS Growth TTM-13.90%
Returns & Margins
ROA5.45%
ROE10.51%
Gross Margin15.90%
Operating Margin3.47%
Profit Margin0.72%
Ownership
Insider Ownership38.97%
Institutional Ownership74.44%
Insider & Institutional transactions data not available
Valuation Ratios
Forward P/E10.72
PEG0.39
P/S0.17
P/B2.61
Analyst Data
Recommendationbuy
Target Price$83.58
Technical Indicators
SMA20$82.07
SMA50$76.76
SMA200$68.31
RSI46.14
ATR2.7666
Shares Float11.96M
Short Float25.66%
Short Ratio7.76
Volatility0.90
Rel Volume2.87
Performance History
Week-3.71%
Month+11.33%
Quarter+33.05%
6 Months+25.71%
YTD+32.44%
Year+7.43%
3 Years+86.76%
5 Years+92.43%
10 Years+431.40%
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Recent Price History
Date Close Volume
2026-06-18 $80.73 758,600
2026-06-17 $78.13 221,400
2026-06-16 $83.65 143,000
2026-06-15 $83.71 168,700
2026-06-12 $84.20 192,600
2026-06-11 $83.84 150,100
2026-06-10 $83.74 255,600
2026-06-09 $84.41 199,300
2026-06-08 $82.29 289,500
2026-06-05 $81.76 350,500
2026-06-04 $83.91 185,400
2026-06-03 $82.89 256,200
2026-06-02 $84.39 247,900
2026-06-01 $83.46 265,200
2026-05-29 $82.22 241,000
2026-05-28 $83.33 200,900
2026-05-27 $83.17 249,200
2026-05-26 $78.31 315,700
2026-05-22 $77.78 231,300
2026-05-21 $75.53 359,000
2026-05-20 $73.33 403,000
2026-05-19 $72.52 382,200
About Sonic Automotive, Inc.

Sonic Automotive, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an automotive retailer in the United States. It operates in three segments: Franchised Dealerships, EchoPark, and Powersports. The Franchised Dealerships segment engages in the sale of new and used cars and light trucks; sale of replacement parts; provision of vehicle maintenance, manufacturer warranty repairs, and paint and collision repair services; and arrangement of third-party financing, extended warranties, service contracts, insurance, and other aftermarket products. The EchoPark segment sells used cars and light trucks; and arranges third-party finance and insurance product sales for its guests in pre-owned vehicle specialty retail locations. The Powersports segment is involved in the sale of new and used powersports vehicles, such as motorcycles, personal watercraft, and all-terrain vehicles; and provision of fixed operations services, and third-party finance and insurance services. Sonic Automotive, Inc. was incorporated in 1997 and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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Income Statement (Annual)
Metric 2025-12-31 2024-12-31 2023-12-31 2022-12-31
Revenue
Reconciled Cost Of Revenue $12,792,800,000 $12,051,500,000 $12,144,800,000 $11,697,700,000
Cost Of Revenue $12,770,700,000 $12,031,500,000 $12,126,700,000 $11,684,100,000
Total Revenue $15,153,600,000 $14,224,300,000 $14,372,400,000 $14,001,100,000
Operating Revenue $15,153,600,000 $14,224,300,000 $14,372,400,000 $14,001,100,000
Expenses
Interest Expense $189,100,000 $198,600,000 $181,800,000 $124,200,000
Total Expenses $14,612,300,000 $13,758,900,000 $13,869,500,000 $13,366,700,000
Rent Expense Supplemental $46,400,000 $36,600,000 $46,100,000 $51,000,000
Other Income Expense $-173,800,000 $-5,000,000 $-79,200,000 $-320,200,000
Other Non Operating Income Expenses $100,000 $-500,000 $100,000 $200,000
Net Non Operating Interest Income Expense $-194,700,000 $-204,300,000 $-181,800,000 $-124,200,000
Total Other Finance Cost $5,600,000 $5,700,000 $6,500,000 $5,200,000
Interest Expense Non Operating $189,100,000 $198,600,000 $181,800,000 $124,200,000
Operating Expense $1,841,600,000 $1,727,400,000 $1,742,800,000 $1,682,600,000
Selling And Marketing Expense $101,200,000 $84,500,000 $92,200,000 $95,400,000
General And Administrative Expense $1,577,000,000 $1,492,500,000 $1,508,300,000 $1,459,700,000
Income & Earnings
Net Income From Continuing Operation Net Minority Interest $118,700,000 $216,000,000 $178,200,000 $88,500,000
Net Interest Income $-194,700,000 $-204,300,000 $-181,800,000 $-124,200,000
Normalized Income $238,169,300 $219,793,500 $236,617,776 $341,616,000
Net Income From Continuing And Discontinued Operation $118,700,000 $216,000,000 $178,200,000 $88,500,000
Total Operating Income As Reported $367,500,000 $461,500,000 $423,600,000 $314,000,000
Net Income Common Stockholders $118,700,000 $216,000,000 $178,200,000 $88,500,000
Net Income $118,700,000 $216,000,000 $178,200,000 $88,500,000
Net Income Including Noncontrolling Interests $118,700,000 $216,000,000 $178,200,000 $88,500,000
Net Income Continuous Operations $118,700,000 $216,000,000 $178,200,000 $88,500,000
Pretax Income $172,800,000 $256,100,000 $241,900,000 $190,000,000
Special Income Charges $-173,800,000 $-3,900,000 $-79,300,000 $-320,400,000
Operating Income $541,300,000 $465,400,000 $502,900,000 $634,400,000
Depreciation Amortization Depletion Income Statement $163,400,000 $150,400,000 $142,300,000 $127,500,000
Depreciation And Amortization In Income Statement $163,400,000 $150,400,000 $142,300,000 $127,500,000
Gross Profit $2,382,900,000 $2,192,800,000 $2,245,700,000 $2,317,000,000
Interest Income - - $100,000 -
Interest Income Non Operating - - $100,000 -
Net Income Discontinuous Operations - - - $0
Per Share
Diluted EPS $3.42 $6.18 $4.97 $2.23
Basic EPS $3.49 $6.34 $5.09 $2.29
Other
Tax Effect Of Unusual Items $-54,430,700 $-706,500 $-20,882,224 $-67,284,000
Tax Rate For Calcs $0 $0 $0 $0
Normalized EBITDA (Bullshit earnings) $699,200,000 $609,600,000 $645,300,000 $762,100,000
Total Unusual Items $-173,900,000 $-4,500,000 $-79,300,000 $-320,400,000
Total Unusual Items Excluding Goodwill $-173,900,000 $-4,500,000 $-79,300,000 $-320,400,000
Reconciled Depreciation $141,300,000 $130,400,000 $124,200,000 $113,900,000
EBITDA (Bullshit earnings) $525,300,000 $605,100,000 $566,000,000 $441,700,000
EBIT $361,900,000 $454,700,000 $423,700,000 $314,200,000
Diluted Average Shares $34,700,000 $35,000,000 $35,900,000 $39,700,000
Basic Average Shares $34,000,000 $34,100,000 $35,000,000 $38,700,000
Diluted NI Availto Com Stockholders $118,700,000 $216,000,000 $178,200,000 $88,500,000
Tax Provision $54,100,000 $40,100,000 $63,700,000 $101,500,000
Impairment Of Capital Assets $173,800,000 $3,900,000 $79,300,000 $320,400,000
Gain On Sale Of Security $-100,000 $-600,000 $-1,000,000 $-700,000
Selling General And Administration $1,678,200,000 $1,577,000,000 $1,600,500,000 $1,555,100,000
Other Gand A $1,530,600,000 $1,455,900,000 $1,462,200,000 $1,408,700,000
Rent And Landing Fees $46,400,000 $36,600,000 $46,100,000 $51,000,000
Salaries And Wages - - $1,016,300,000 $1,014,800,000
Fetched: 2026-06-20
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Metric 2025-12-31 2024-12-31 2023-12-31 2022-12-31
Assets
Net Tangible Assets $192,200,000 $273,500,000 $220,700,000 $267,500,000
Total Assets $5,970,700,000 $5,895,700,000 $5,364,600,000 $4,978,300,000
Total Non Current Assets $3,138,200,000 $3,010,200,000 $2,844,200,000 $2,772,000,000
Other Non Current Assets $91,900,000 $73,000,000 $112,800,000 $97,800,000
Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets $875,900,000 $788,800,000 $671,200,000 $627,700,000
Other Intangible Assets $454,100,000 $430,300,000 $417,400,000 $396,700,000
Current Assets $2,832,500,000 $2,885,500,000 $2,520,400,000 $2,206,300,000
Other Current Assets $344,300,000 $387,900,000 $385,100,000 $297,900,000
Inventory $2,012,900,000 $1,957,700,000 $1,578,300,000 $1,216,800,000
Receivables $469,000,000 $495,900,000 $528,100,000 $462,400,000
Other Receivables $469,000,000 $495,900,000 $528,100,000 -
Cash Cash Equivalents And Short Term Investments $6,300,000 $44,000,000 $28,900,000 $229,200,000
Cash And Cash Equivalents $6,300,000 $44,000,000 $28,900,000 $229,200,000
Accounts Receivable - - $528,100,000 $462,400,000
Assets Held For Sale Current - - - $0
Debt
Net Debt $3,541,800,000 $3,483,300,000 $3,320,400,000 $2,750,100,000
Total Debt $4,228,100,000 $4,128,900,000 $3,863,100,000 $3,486,800,000
Long Term Debt And Capital Lease Obligation $2,190,300,000 $2,076,000,000 $2,090,200,000 $2,132,200,000
Long Term Debt $1,563,000,000 $1,511,900,000 $1,616,500,000 $1,672,200,000
Current Debt And Capital Lease Obligation $2,037,800,000 $2,052,900,000 $1,772,900,000 $1,354,600,000
Current Debt $1,985,100,000 $2,015,400,000 $1,732,800,000 $1,307,100,000
Other Current Borrowings $52,400,000 $76,100,000 $60,100,000 $79,500,000
Liabilities
Total Liabilities Net Minority Interest $4,902,600,000 $4,833,400,000 $4,472,700,000 $4,083,100,000
Total Non Current Liabilities Net Minority Interest $2,304,700,000 $2,195,700,000 $2,179,800,000 $2,237,700,000
Other Non Current Liabilities $114,400,000 $119,700,000 $89,600,000 $105,500,000
Current Liabilities $2,597,900,000 $2,637,700,000 $2,292,900,000 $1,845,400,000
Current Notes Payable $1,932,700,000 $1,939,300,000 $1,672,700,000 $1,227,600,000
Payables And Accrued Expenses $560,100,000 $584,800,000 $520,000,000 $490,800,000
Payables $151,000,000 $172,000,000 $149,800,000 $138,400,000
Accounts Payable $151,000,000 $172,000,000 $149,800,000 $138,400,000
Other Payable - - - -
Equity
Common Stock Equity $1,068,100,000 $1,062,300,000 $891,900,000 $895,200,000
Total Equity Gross Minority Interest $1,068,100,000 $1,062,300,000 $891,900,000 $895,200,000
Stockholders Equity $1,068,100,000 $1,062,300,000 $891,900,000 $895,200,000
Gains Losses Not Affecting Retained Earnings $-700,000 $3,800,000 $1,600,000 $1,600,000
Other Equity Adjustments $-700,000 $3,800,000 $1,600,000 $1,600,000
Retained Earnings $1,481,100,000 $1,412,000,000 $1,238,600,000 $1,100,300,000
Other
Treasury Shares Number $48,588,384 $47,312,092 $46,686,608 $43,370,598
Ordinary Shares Number $33,576,002 $34,114,009 $33,961,160 $36,233,699
Share Issued $82,164,386 $81,426,101 $80,647,768 $79,604,297
Tangible Book Value $192,200,000 $273,500,000 $220,700,000 $267,500,000
Invested Capital $4,616,200,000 $4,589,600,000 $4,241,200,000 $3,874,500,000
Working Capital $234,600,000 $247,800,000 $227,500,000 $360,900,000
Capital Lease Obligations $680,000,000 $601,600,000 $513,800,000 $507,500,000
Total Capitalization $2,631,100,000 $2,574,200,000 $2,508,400,000 $2,567,400,000
Treasury Stock $1,321,300,000 $1,238,900,000 $1,204,500,000 $1,026,900,000
Additional Paid In Capital $908,200,000 $884,600,000 $855,400,000 $819,400,000
Capital Stock $800,000 $800,000 $800,000 $800,000
Common Stock $800,000 $800,000 $800,000 $800,000
Preferred Stock $0 $0 $0 $0
Long Term Capital Lease Obligation $627,300,000 $564,100,000 $473,700,000 $460,000,000
Current Capital Lease Obligation $52,700,000 $37,500,000 $40,100,000 $47,500,000
Current Accrued Expenses $409,100,000 $412,800,000 $370,200,000 $352,400,000
Goodwill $421,800,000 $358,500,000 $253,800,000 $231,000,000
Net PPE $2,170,400,000 $2,148,400,000 $2,060,200,000 $2,046,500,000
Accumulated Depreciation $-1,087,000,000 $-1,003,600,000 $-927,800,000 $-842,900,000
Gross PPE $3,257,400,000 $3,152,000,000 $2,988,000,000 $2,889,400,000
Construction In Progress $59,300,000 $61,600,000 $61,400,000 $57,000,000
Other Properties $605,500,000 $518,100,000 $444,500,000 $484,800,000
Machinery Furniture Equipment $565,700,000 $577,300,000 $563,300,000 $504,100,000
Buildings And Improvements $1,556,800,000 $1,510,700,000 $1,425,800,000 $1,365,300,000
Land And Improvements $470,100,000 $484,300,000 $493,000,000 $478,200,000
Properties $0 $0 $0 $0
Other Inventories $233,100,000 $184,900,000 $172,700,000 $143,800,000
Finished Goods $1,663,900,000 $1,660,400,000 $1,305,300,000 $983,300,000
Raw Materials $115,900,000 $112,400,000 $100,300,000 $89,700,000
Fetched: 2026-06-20
Cash Flow Statement (Annual)
Metric 2025-12-31 2024-12-31 2023-12-31 2022-12-31
Free Cash Flow
Free Cash Flow $417,500,000 $-78,100,000 $-219,300,000 $179,000,000
Operating Activities
Operating Cash Flow $567,400,000 $109,200,000 $-15,700,000 $406,100,000
Cash Flow From Continuing Operating Activities $567,400,000 $109,200,000 $-15,700,000 $406,100,000
Operating Gains Losses $6,400,000 $600,000 $-18,400,000 $-10,800,000
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditure $-149,900,000 $-187,300,000 $-203,600,000 $-227,100,000
Investing Cash Flow $-499,000,000 $-178,300,000 $-218,700,000 $-299,700,000
Cash Flow From Continuing Investing Activities $-499,000,000 $-178,300,000 $-218,700,000 $-299,700,000
Financing Activities
Repurchase Of Capital Stock $-82,400,000 $-34,400,000 $-177,600,000 $-261,900,000
Financing Cash Flow $-106,100,000 $84,300,000 $34,100,000 $-176,600,000
Cash Flow From Continuing Financing Activities $-106,100,000 $84,300,000 $34,100,000 $-176,600,000
Net Other Financing Charges $-1,500,000 $-8,200,000 $-1,700,000 $-8,100,000
Cash Dividends Paid $-48,800,000 $-40,800,000 $-40,000,000 $-34,500,000
Common Stock Dividend Paid $-48,800,000 $-40,800,000 $-40,000,000 $-34,500,000
Net Common Stock Issuance $-82,400,000 $-34,400,000 $-177,600,000 $-261,900,000
Other
Repayment Of Debt $-245,000,000 $-251,600,000 $-155,600,000 $-141,900,000
Issuance Of Debt $256,700,000 $155,500,000 $61,400,000 $327,000,000
Interest Paid Supplemental Data $189,500,000 $199,200,000 $172,200,000 $116,900,000
Income Tax Paid Supplemental Data $100,800,000 $35,700,000 $86,300,000 $126,300,000
End Cash Position $6,300,000 $44,000,000 $28,900,000 $229,200,000
Beginning Cash Position $44,000,000 $28,900,000 $229,200,000 $299,400,000
Changes In Cash $-37,700,000 $15,100,000 $-200,300,000 $-70,200,000
Proceeds From Stock Option Exercised $500,000 $5,700,000 $12,700,000 $8,700,000
Common Stock Payments $-82,400,000 $-34,400,000 $-177,600,000 $-261,900,000
Net Issuance Payments Of Debt $26,100,000 $162,000,000 $240,700,000 $119,200,000
Net Short Term Debt Issuance $14,400,000 $258,100,000 $334,900,000 $-65,900,000
Net Long Term Debt Issuance $11,700,000 $-96,100,000 $-94,200,000 $185,100,000
Long Term Debt Payments $-245,000,000 $-251,600,000 $-155,600,000 $-141,900,000
Long Term Debt Issuance $256,700,000 $155,500,000 $61,400,000 $327,000,000
Net Business Purchase And Sale $-430,700,000 $-46,600,000 $-22,900,000 $-102,300,000
Sale Of Business $9,600,000 $8,200,000 $52,200,000 $0
Purchase Of Business $-440,300,000 $-54,800,000 $-75,100,000 $-102,300,000
Net PPE Purchase And Sale $-68,300,000 $-131,700,000 $-195,800,000 $-197,400,000
Sale Of PPE $81,600,000 $55,600,000 $7,800,000 $29,700,000
Purchase Of PPE $-149,900,000 $-187,300,000 $-203,600,000 $-227,100,000
Change In Working Capital $121,800,000 $-238,200,000 $-390,800,000 $-120,400,000
Change In Other Current Assets $13,600,000 $47,000,000 $4,000,000 $-140,700,000
Change In Payables And Accrued Expense $-27,800,000 $30,500,000 $37,400,000 $-10,700,000
Change In Payable $-27,800,000 $30,500,000 $37,400,000 $-10,700,000
Change In Account Payable $-46,800,000 $19,000,000 $200,000 $-35,800,000
Change In Inventory $104,600,000 $-358,300,000 $-375,200,000 $81,400,000
Change In Receivables $31,400,000 $42,600,000 $-57,000,000 $-50,400,000
Other Non Cash Items $8,100,000 $2,100,000 $7,100,000 $6,700,000
Stock Based Compensation $23,100,000 $23,500,000 $23,300,000 $20,500,000
Asset Impairment Charge $173,800,000 $3,900,000 $79,300,000 $320,400,000
Deferred Tax $-25,800,000 $-29,100,000 $-18,600,000 $-12,700,000
Deferred Income Tax $-25,800,000 $-29,100,000 $-18,600,000 $-12,700,000
Depreciation Amortization Depletion $141,300,000 $130,400,000 $124,200,000 $113,900,000
Depreciation And Amortization $141,300,000 $130,400,000 $124,200,000 $113,900,000
Depreciation $141,300,000 $130,400,000 $124,200,000 $113,900,000
Gain Loss On Sale Of Business $6,400,000 $600,000 $-18,400,000 $-10,800,000
Net Income From Continuing Operations $118,700,000 $216,000,000 $178,200,000 $88,500,000
Short Term Debt Payments - - $-61,400,000 $-65,900,000
Short Term Debt Issuance - - $334,900,000 $0
Net Investment Purchase And Sale - - - -
Sale Of Investment - - - -
Change In Other Current Liabilities - - - -
Fetched: 2026-06-20